Vol 61 No 5 | NIGERIA Aides leak, north-east burns 5th March 2020 Escalating violence in Borno and surrounding states as leaked memos show tensions between senior aides – and a now familiar inertia It was the worst-kept secret in Abuja. Officials in President Muhammadu Buhari's government blame one another for the administration's failings, especially in areas such as security. After a...
Vol 64 No 7 | NIGERIA Tinubu faces legitimacy challenge 30th March 2023 With less half the voters on the lowest turnout since 1999 supporting him, the president-elect has a credibility problem Questions about the national and state elections are stubbornly taking centre-stage with daily demonstrations in the capital at which the ruling All Progressives' Congress (APC) is accused of...
Vol 44 No 24 | NIGERIA Missing airline 5th December 2003 Who stole Nigeria Airways? A cabal of managers, ministers and senior officials, said a judicial inquiry report last month. It details how the airline was destroyed by asset...
Vol 57 No 11 | NIGERIA Economic sands start to shift 27th May 2016 The government wants to fire up growth with an expansionary budget but has made U-turns on the currency and fuel prices Less than a after month President Muhammadu Buhari signed on 6 May a growth-boosting but much delayed budget for 2016, the government has made two important policy reversals...
Vol 56 No 14 | NIGERIA The clock ticks faster 10th July 2015 This month, packed with critical meetings, appointments and policy changes, marks the real launch of President Muhammadu Buhari's government. He is due to name the main ministers who...